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List of events
Events from the year 1872 in Ireland.
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
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Births
- 14 February –
Tom Ross, cricketer (died
1947).
- 31 March –
Arthur Griffith, founder and third leader of
Sinn Féin, served as
President of Dáil Éireann (died
1922).
- 26 April – William Cunningham Deane-Tanner, later
William Desmond Taylor, film director in
United States (murdered 1922).
- 13 June –
Blayney Hamilton, cricketer (died
1946).
- 4/7 July –
John J. O'Kelly, politician, author and publisher, president of the
Gaelic League and
Sinn Féin (died
1957).
- 16 July –
George Henry Morris, soldier, first
commanding officer to lead an
Irish Guards
battalion into battle (killed in action
1914).
- 23 July –
John J. McGrath,
Democrat
U.S. Representative from
California (died
1951).
- 13 August –
Robert Johnston, soldier, recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1899 at the
Battle of Elandslaagte,
South Africa (died
1950).
- 4 September –
James Magee, cricketer (died
1949).
- 23 September –
Dan Comyn, cricketer (died 1949).
- 20 October –
Seán O'Mahony,
Sinn Féin
MP (died
1934).
- 24 October –
Peter O'Connor, athlete (born in
Millom,
England) (died
1957)
- 13 November –
John M. Lyle, architect in
Canada (died
1945).
- 28 November –
Ethel Hobday, pianist (died
1947).
- Undated –
Patrick R. Chalmers, writer (died
1942).
Deaths
- 22 January –
Valentine McMaster, Scottish military surgeon, recipient of the
Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at the
Siege of Lucknow,
India (born 1834 in British India).
- 8 February –
Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, statesman, three times
Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Viceroy of India, assassinated (born
1822).
- 1 June –
Charles Lever, novelist (born
1806).
- 18 October –
Michael O'Connor, first Catholic Bishop of
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, first Catholic
Bishop of Erie,
Jesuit (born
1810).
- 23 November –
Joseph Ward, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1858 at
Gwalior, India (born
1832).
- 6 December –
James Byrne, recipient of the Victoria Cross (born
1822).
- Full date unknown
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See also
References